A spaceship, alone in the vast, dark, deep space of the universe.

Wan is like a lone leaf, floating in the deep water as black as ink, silent, not even the slightest ripple.

On the grand scale of the universe, everything seems so small.

It's 20,342.1 light-years away from the center of the Milky Way.

And the spaceship has been flying continuously for more than 50,000 years!

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The Milky Way, a barred spiral galaxy with a diameter of about 100,000 light-years, includes nearly 400 billion stars and a large number of star clusters, nebulae, as well as various types of interstellar gas and interstellar dust.

The Milky Way has a massive disk structure, consisting of a bright and dense core, two main spiral arms, and two unformed spiral arms, which are about 4,500 light-years apart.

The starting point of this spacecraft, the solar system, is located on one of the arms of the Milky Way, the Orion Arm, and the distance from the center of the Milky Way is about 26,000 light-years.

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The spaceship originally had a name, and it seemed to be called the Forsaken.

But as the name suggests, her name literally becomes oblivion as time passes.

With a total length of 150.1 meters and a diameter of only 40.2 meters at its widest point, the Forsaken is generally in the shape of a cylinder, with a rotating artificial gravity chamber in the back half.

The size of the ship is not worth mentioning, but it is the result of the wisdom and sweat of the era to which the builder belongs.

In order to maximize the speed of the spacecraft, scientific experts and engineers have repeatedly streamlined the spacecraft's mass and space, while preserving the basic equipment and the necessary life-sustaining resources for the crew and passengers.

It is no exaggeration to say that how many screws and how many grams of drinking water are loaded on the entire spaceship have been accurately calculated over and over again.

For the vast majority of the voyage, there was a dead silence, coldness, and darkness inside the ship.

Because all the circulatory systems were suspended, all non-essential equipment and devices were stopped.

And all this is to save resources and reduce energy consumption to ensure that astronauts can reach their destination smoothly.

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But at this moment, the spacecraft gradually recovered.

The oxygen circulation system is turned on, and the water circulation system is turned on......

Lighting equipment is activated, temperature control equipment is activated......

And all this preparation is to welcome the awakening of the only astronaut in the spacecraft.

Airplanes...... Airplanes...... Airplanes......

Somewhere in the back half of the spacecraft, a square hibernation pod is emitting a constant humming sound.

Soon after, the dormant hatch slowly opened.

The owner of the spaceship was lying flat in it.

His eyes were closed, his heart rate was significantly lower than normal, his body temperature was low, and his breathing was slow.

About an hour later.

A low moan rang out, and the person inside finally opened his eyes.

At this time, the light in the cabin is very dim to protect the astronauts' eyesight.

You know, now even the most ordinary beam of light could cause him blindness.

"Ah......h

Another groan.

The astronaut's eyes were finally beginning to clear, and he struggled to move his head, only to feel a twisted pain coming from the deepest part of his brain.

Another hour passed.

A chime from the hibernation pod system sounded in his ears.

"The health sign values are normal, the heartbeat has returned to normal values, the body temperature has begun to recover, and the breathing condition is good......"

So, he began to try to control his body, but found that he could only barely raise the wrist of his right hand.

"Who am I?"

"Where am I?"

"What am I doing?"

Until now, he has not figured out these three questions.

And the prompt sound of the hibernation module system sounded again: "The hibernation is over, it has been successfully awakened, and this hibernation lasts for 10,000 earth years." ”

As a result, those various catheters of different thicknesses that were originally inserted into the body were slowly put away by the intelligent devices of the sleep capsule.

"Hibernate ...... Awaken...... 10,000 years ......"

The astronauts were a little confused.

The head was still torn and painful, and the body was still weak.

But he could finally struggle to sit up.

Slowly twisting his neck to look around, the astronaut seemed to remember something.

"Here it is...... Forsaken ......"

"Yes."

An ethereal female voice suddenly rang out.

"You're Xiaole."

"I'm Xiaole."

"Xiaole, I'm hungry."

"Sorry, you can't eat right now."

"How long will it take?"

"Three hours."

"Xiaole, I'm thirsty."

"I've got warm water for you."

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Three hours later, after a brief cleanup, the astronauts changed into a soft, clean coat.

Then he sat down at a simple dining table and carefully ate some thin liquid food and nutrient solution.

To be honest, the space food wasn't very tasty, but he ate it with relish, and he almost couldn't hold back and started licking the dishes.

This should be related to hunger pangs that have not eaten for a long time.

So, after a little frustration, the astronaut got up and hobbled around the lounge a few times.

But after all, he leaned back on a recliner because of his physical exhaustion.

"Little music."

"I'm here."

It's like an awakening habit engraved in the soul.

"How long did I sleep this time?"

"It's still the standard sleep duration."

"10,000 years?"

He remembered the chime of the hibernation pod.

"Yes."

"How far did we fly?"

"Having flown 5,523.3 light-years, the Forsaken is still 20,342.1 light-years from the center of the Milky Way."

"Oh."

Hearing these two numbers, he fell silent.

"50001 years, zero 147 days. It's been such a long time, but I only seem to dream about the first 3 years of our first acquaintance. ”

"It's the brain protection mechanism, and it's too long and too long to sleep, and your brain can't stop thinking, but it can't be overactive."

"You know what? I'm dreaming of myself eating fritters on a construction site...... Suddenly I was awakened. ”

"Are the fritters delicious?"

"It's so fragrant...... But after all, I can't eat it anymore......"

I don't know how long it took, but he got back to his feet and slowly moved to the spaceship's control center.

Through the porthole, he silently looked in the direction of the solar system.

"Xiaole, if it goes well, where should the Galaxy Capital be?"

"If all goes well, the Galaxy Capital is still 2.5 light-years away from Stellar Celestial Four."

"Well, if it goes well......"

After a long time, the ethereal female voice sounded again: "Do you regret it?" ”

"Regret what?" He was stunned, "Regret leaving the Star River Capital?" ”

"It's not just about leaving the Star Capital."

"Regret making that choice?" He asked again.

But Xiaole was silent.

After a long, long time, he finally spat out three words.

"No regrets."

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I salute every friend who has been with me all the way, thank you for your support!